SUV strikes house after three-vehicle crash

Emergency workers prepare a woman for transport after her Kia SUV struck the porch of this house at 494 Oak Hill Road on Thursday morning, following a three-vehicle collision.
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FITCHBURG -- An SUV struck a home on Oak Hill Road Thursday morning when the driver lost control after being involved in a three-vehicle accident.

The driver of the white Kia that struck the front porch of the 494 Oak Hill Road home was taken to HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster with what were described as minor injuries, according to radio broadcasts from EMS personnel who responded to the accident.

The woman, whose identity has not been released, was conscious when being loaded for transport to the hospital.

The damage to the home was minor. Its owner, Matt Lay, heard the crash from the impact of the three vehicles' colliding and was watching from inside his home as the out-of-control sedan came to rest against his front-porch railing.

Fitchburg Animal Control Officer Suzan Kowaleski comforts a female boxer mix that was in the SUV.
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"She was visibly unconscious," said Lay, describing the driver as the Kia jumped the curb, crossed his front lawn, at a speed he estimated at 20 mph, and came to rest against his porch.

The Kia's driver, according to police officer David Gordon, ran a stop sign while heading north on Oak Hill Road and was struck by two other vehicles before losing control.

The drivers and occupants of the two other vehicles were uninjured.

Lay then ran outside and found the driver had been thrown into the passenger seat from the impact. Her dog, a boxer mix, was also in the SUV.

The dog was shaken up but not injured, he said, and was removed by the city's animal-control officer, Suzan Kowaleski.

"I'm just glad no one was outside," Lay said.

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Deputy Fire Chief Mitchell Pinault said speculated the Kia's driver became unconscious after the initial impact

The accident is under currently investigation by the police department.

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